Once Carolyn Wells began, or re-invented her writing career, 'The Clue' was her initial book which strayed from children's writings into mysteries and detective stories. It is also when we are introduced to her most famous of detectives, Fleming Stone.

On the eve of her wedding day, Madeleine Van Norman, a beautiful young lady who is soon to come into her family fortune is found dead, apparently stabbed with an ominous blood-stained letter opener found nearby. There is nobody within the household who is not considered a suspect by the police, but how could a killer have slipped through the doors of Madeleine’s locked bedroom? It must have been suicide, as a note was found lying on a table near her body. Or was it? An intriguing mystery ensues which hinges on the discovery of a single, all-important clue. (Roger Melin)

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Roger, since I'm a new proof listener, here is a question: If there are a couple of instances of saying the wrong word, would you want me to point it out or just let it slide? They're not important and don't change the meaning or anything, but I'll leave it up to you if you want me to say anything or not. I don't want to be a nitpicker, but I don't want to NOT say anything if the reader would prefer that I DO say something. I'm only asking because I think I'm the sort of reader who would want to know and then make the call myself as to whether I'd like to change it.

One instance was "Mr. Norman" instead of "Mr. Van Norman" (4:05), and the other was "effort" instead of "effect" (15:51).

Both are very microscopic and unimportant, so if tiny things like that don't bug you, I won't mention them at all next time. I know the standard for proof-listening is to ignore tiny things like that, but I thought I'd give you the option of deciding for yourself. Either way is fine with me!

Holly

"I'll tell you right out, I'm a man who likes talking to a man who likes to talk." ~Kasper Gutman

Thanks for the fast turnaround, and for inquiring on preferences.
My simple answer: I'm just like you. I would prefer to know of any errors. I usually correct them if I'm aware of them. I really should select 'word perfect' in the PL section of the initial post, and sometimes I do. Sometimes I select 'special'. (Don't you hate us unpredictable folks?)

Anyway, I thank you for your attention to detail, I know it takes up a lot of time. PLers don't get the credit they deserve! I will upload a corrected version of chapter 1, probably tomorrow (Wednesday).

Thanks so much again!!

-- Roger .... pushing on the door of life marked "pull"
“A good day is when no one shows up and you don’t have to go anywhere.” -- Burt Shavitz (Burt's Bees)